Create a backyard play wonderland

How about creating a wonderland of fun for your kids with these inspired play equipment ideas? From cubby houses to teepee tents and more, there's something to suite any backyard.

The traditional cubby

There's nothing more charming than a cubby house in the garden, especially one that is made of authentic panelled wood. Cubbies are a great way to develop imaginative play, plus, a cubby house gives your little ones somewhere they can have fun with their siblings and friends, away from your adult world. Today's cubby houses are stylish and sweet with picket fences, chimneys and colour schemes you wish you had for your life-size house. Check out climbingframes.net.au

Play tents

A magical play tent is seriously cool! Sized just for little people, with mesh peek-a-boo windows and made from colourful polyester, a tepee tent is a secret indoor play haven where your child can invite their friends and favourite toys to hang out. And the best bit? It can be folded up and put away after they've finished playing. Check out the pretty Haba Rose tent and funky Haba Dragon Cave play tent at
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Imaginative play centres

Climbing structures are a great alternative to cubby houses and can really turn your backyard into an adventure wonderland.
Spellbound Playgrounds
specialise in making playgrounds that transform your backyard into a fantasy land. There are four different themed playgrounds including a Fantasy Castle, Mystical Moonbeam play centre, a Magical Seascave dwelling and a Pirate's Lair. Mix 'n' match play equipment including swings, monkey bars and sandpits to create the ideal adventure setting for your little one.

Cardboard play havens

If you don't have a backyard - or yours simply doesn't have any available space - how about a cardboard cubby that you can move from room to room indoors?
Paperpod Australia
have created a range of sturdy playhouses made from recycled corrugated cardboard. Designed to fold flat for storage, the portable play houses are also blank canvases for painting, sticking and drawing all over!

The range includes a cool rocket, tepee tent, play house, fort and many more!

Plastic play houses

If you're renting or have a small backyard, then a large permanent cubby house or climbing gym just isn't practical, but you can still give your child a playhouse that's fun and portable at the same time.

Enchanted Cubby House
has a range of colourful, fun and best of all lightweight but durable plastic Little Tikes cubby houses and play equipment. From garden cottages with hinged windows to sandboxes and climbing gyms with slippery slides, there's something to suit every backyard.